Free Web NovelChapter 484: Chapter 420: Hehuan Sect
"I was thinking the same thing, but without being able to find Brother Sui, we can’t figure out what exactly happened." Yang Cha was well aware that the term "people can be treacherous" might mean Brother Sui was being made a scapegoat. Reality was more absurd than any damn novel.
A while later, Yang Cha brought up Tong Han’s situation. Yang Xiao couldn’t bring himself to tell the truth, merely saying that Tong Han was doing well and that he had only seen her once since he got out.
"If it weren’t for Miss Tong’s final wish, all of us would be dead." Yang Cha straightened up, his face unusually serious, "Yang, after the mission, I asked the elders in my family to reconstruct it. They felt that this mission was very strange, not like it was triggered normally, and there was a great deal of uncertainty. They said that in the end, even if Miss Tong wished for the mission to end, as the wisher, she would also suffer the backlash and become like that. Obviously, in that state, she would not be able to find the door to leave the Nightmare World. It’s simply a checkmate situation; we were desperately seeking a lifeline." freēwēbnovel.com
It was really good to have a family with such depth. Yang Xiao kept a poker face, but he was somewhat envious in his heart. He didn’t dare discuss this topic too much, but his heart unwittingly betrayed his emotions.
Right now, Yang Cha treated him like a friend without a hint of suspicion towards him. This didn’t mean that Yang Cha was naive.
Hours passed, and the sky started showing the first light of dawn. Suddenly, Yang Cha’s phone vibrated. After answering and listening for a few seconds, his face clearly revealed joy. After hanging up, he immediately turned to Yang Xiao, "There’s news!"
"Who is it?" Yang Xiao stood up excitedly.
"Hold on." Yang Cha opened an app on his phone, then a document-like icon. After a moment, he began, "The girl you referred to as number 49 has been found, but according to her, her number and invitation were stolen at the parking lot, um..."
Yang Cha scrolled down with his finger, indicating he too knew the first half of the document was nonsense. Suddenly, his expression paused, "Found it, we’ve located the girl’s car. After she left the Night of Enchantment Bar, she immediately drove out of Yun Qi City. She was fast, leaving before the Patrol Defense Office could set up checkpoints in the area."
"She switched cars several times along the way, and we tracked down the last one, a black pickup truck. After integrating various pieces of information and analysis, we concluded that this truck comes from Rongcheng, linked to a civil association called... called the Hehuan Sect." Yang Cha paused noticeably upon reading the name. fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com
But Yang Xiao’s reaction was even more intense than Yang Cha’s. He was all too familiar with the Hehuan Sect; his friend Li Qingxuan was a member of this group.
"That name is awesome." Yang Cha couldn’t help but admire aloud, turning to look at Yang Xiao, "Doesn’t your place’s vice squad deal with such organizations?"
"If they don’t, I will. Have you found specific information on this woman?" Yang Xiao’s face darkened. He felt like he was being conned by a coordinated effort.
"The time was too short; we haven’t yet." Yang Cha said truthfully.
"What else did you find out? Does this woman have any distinct features, facial characteristics, or body traits that make her easily recognizable?" Yang Xiao persisted.
"There is one. According to the recollections of a girl who was drinking with her, she has a tattoo just below her right waist, it seems like a black rose." Yang Cha said, as he swiped the screen faintly.
It was about time for Yang Xiao to leave; he needed to catch a flight back to Rongcheng from the airport. Although the clues he had were not many, if things went as expected, they should be enough to find the girl.
Like him, coming from Rongcheng, with the Shadow Engraving Stone in her possession, the murderer who came to kill Zhuge Zhijie, Pang Cai—too many coincidences converged. Yang Xiao could already determine who the person behind the scenes was.
It was Nalan Shuo.
His own director.
But there was one thing he couldn’t understand; according to Nalan Shuo’s personality, he wouldn’t act so abruptly. There was no need for him to hurry, he could just wait a while longer, and take revenge after everyone had almost forgotten about these events.
Moreover, the assassination was not carried out cleverly. It was entirely possible to use some means to make it look like a car accident, or death by overdose, which would have been in line with Yang Xiao’s understanding of him.
Nalan Shuo was an extremely shrewd man, who also had great patience; otherwise, he wouldn’t have secured his position as director at such a young age. He shouldn’t, and wouldn’t, make such a low-level mistake.
"Could this be a test for me?" Yang Xiao suddenly wondered, but he couldn’t figure out what Nalan Shuo was trying to test.
Regardless, he had to go back and find out more about this girl. Yang Cha personally drove Yang Xiao to the airport. By the time the plane landed smoothly, it was already the next morning. Yang Xiao straightened up and went to the bureau as usual.
Before he even entered the door, he saw Beibei standing outside. Upon seeing Yang Xiao, Beibei’s eyes suddenly lit up, and with a nod from Yang Xiao, she let out a sigh of relief, knowing that the matter was resolved. Yang Xiao also returned the dagger to her.
Entering the office, the atmosphere was as oppressive as ever. Da Xiong was engrossed in his work, Yu Shu had also arrived early, not munching on chips or binge-watching dramas, but rather writing and drawing in her notebook, busy with something.
Since Zhi Jie left, the atmosphere in the office had always been this way, and no one seemed to smile anymore.
However, Yang Xiao and Beibei couldn’t share this news with everyone right away. But not to worry, the news had a delay, and soon, everyone would learn about Pang Cai’s death.
But Yang Xiao didn’t plan to tell them the real circumstances, as it wouldn’t benefit them anyway.
What did surprise Yang Xiao a little was that Xi Menxiu was late today; he didn’t arrive until 10 o’clock. Although he was his usual self, Yang Xiao keenly noticed that Xi Menxiu seemed in a good mood today.
His leather shoes were polished to a shine, and he was wearing slim-fit pants, which he hadn’t really changed into for a long time since Zhi Jie left.
Yang Xiao casually picked up a document and prepared to probe Nalan Shuo, because if it really was a test for him, then the fleeing girl must have informed Nalan Shuo. Yang Xiao was very curious to find out where exactly Nalan Shuo didn’t trust him.
But Beibei told him that today Director Nalan hadn’t come in; he was at a meeting at the Luming Bureau and probably wouldn’t return until the afternoon.
Around noon, Xi Menxiu volunteered to stay and watch the place, so everyone else left. Yang Xiao arranged to have lunch with Li Qingxuan, who arrived on time.
"Teacher Yang, long time no see, I really missed you," Li Qingxuan was as enthusiastic as ever, his eyes full of sincerity. "I sneakily read the script you sent to Boss Zhao; it’s damn good writing, man. What did I say before? You’re born for this job!"
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Yang Xiao didn’t perceive any slip-ups. Li Qingxuan behaved exactly as he had before, as if he had no clue of Yang Xiao’s real reason for meeting him today. Yang Xiao decided to employ a tactic to startle the snake by hitting the grass, "I’m trying to find out about someone."
